- 1. What year did French Sudan gain independence from France?
A) 1960
B) 1950
C) 1970
D) 1980
- 2. French Sudan is known today as which country?
A) Senegal
B) Mali
C) Burkina Faso
D) Chad
- 3. Who was the first President of French Sudan?
A) Sékou Touré
B) Félix Houphouët-Boigny
C) Thomas Sankara
D) Modibo Keïta
- 4. Which European country colonized French Sudan?
A) France
B) Portugal
C) Italy
D) Spain
- 5. What was the capital of French Sudan during French colonization?
A) Bamako
B) Abidjan
C) Timbuktu
D) Dakar
- 6. Which river is a significant geographic feature in French Sudan?
A) Senegal River
B) Congo River
C) Niger River
D) Zambezi River
- 7. French Sudan was an important colony for the production of which commodity?
A) Cocoa
B) Cotton
C) Gold
D) Coffee
- 8. Which ethnic group is the largest in the region of French Sudan?
A) Bambara
B) Dogon
C) Fulani
D) Tuareg
- 9. French Sudan was part of which French colonial federation before independence?
A) French West Africa
B) French Indochina
C) French Caribbean
D) French Equatorial Africa
- 10. During which major war did many soldiers from French Sudan fight for France?
A) World War II
B) World War I
C) Vietnam War
D) Algerian War
- 11. Who was the famous explorer who is credited with reaching French Sudan in the 19th century?
A) Richard Francis Burton
B) Henry Morton Stanley
C) David Livingstone
D) René Caillié
- 12. French Sudan was rich in which natural resource that attracted European colonization?
A) Oil
B) Salt
C) Diamonds
D) Gold
- 13. What is the traditional attire worn by many men in French Sudan?
A) Agbada
B) Boubou
C) Dashiki
D) Kaftan
- 14. Which city in French Sudan is known as the 'City of 333 Saints'?
A) Bamako
B) Timbuktu
C) Djenne
D) Gao
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